Travel Nursing

Fun fact: Not all travel nurses pack up all their belongings and move across the country! Many nurses have spouses and children that they care for and don’t want to be too far from their… Read more: Daily Life of a Travel Nurse: The Commute

Working during the day is pretty standard, but learning to survive night shifts can be rough. After a few years of experimentation, I’ve landed on a few key tips for making the night shift more… Read more: How I Survive Night Shifts in the ICU

One of the things I get asked all the time is, “How do you go on so many trips if you have a full-time job?” Planning a vacation during a travel nurse assignment is much… Read more: My Easy Tips for Planning a Vacation During Travel Nurse Assignments

As we hope you know by now, Skyler is a travel ICU nurse and usually works out of state. That’s me! Colton used to work full-time at a local hospital as a telemetry tech interpreting… Read more: My Husband Doesn’t Work Full-Time (and I love it)

I grew up in an English-speaking American household where learning Spanish and other languages was encouraged, but I didn’t know a single person who actually spoke Spanish! When I became an adult, I realized that… Read more: This Is How Travel Nursing Got Me Learning Spanish

Nurses can be challenging to buy gifts for, so most people resort to cutesy Christmas items such as engraved cups and badge reels. While there is NOTHING wrong with those gifts (I do need a… Read more: Holiday Gift Guide: 5 Great Travel Nurse Gifts!

I am passionate about education in ALL forms, regardless of your profession or lifestyle. Excellent nursing demands constant learning, and it’s essential for the ICU. After about a year of nursing, I noticed that I… Read more: Why Nurses Should Never Stop Learning – My Favorite ICU Resources!

What makes a good or bad travel nurse? I cannot count how many travel nurses have complained to me, “Why did my contract not get extended?” Despite other travelers being extended and the unit being… Read more: 4 Worst Ways to Fail as a New Travel Nurse

When I started travel nursing, I commuted weekly from my home in Illinois to my Airbnb in Indianapolis. I got a great carry-on suitcase for Christmas from my mom, and I found that it was… Read more: Traveling Light: How I Vacation with a Carry-on

I love getting my nails done as much as any woman, but nursing demands a new set of self-care skills! Since hospitals won’t let us have our nails painted, we have to look outside the… Read more: 3 Practical Ways to Care for Yourself as a Travel Nurse

My name is Skyler Zinn and I was born as a nurse into the COVID-19 pandemic. I graduated from nursing school in December 2019, ready to take on the busy intensive care unit where I… Read more: The Nurse That COVID Made Me

As a travel nurse and someone who adores leisurely travel, eating amazing food has become a high priority for me. Being away on travel contracts in unfamiliar cities can get lonely and finding great restaurants… Read more: How I Find Great Restaurants in New Cities

I’ve learned a lot in my first year of travel nursing. Check out these five lessons that travel nursing can teach you!